Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright today announced that Sandeep Savla, who holds a reputation as a leading litigation and investigations lawyer in both the US and UK, has joined its New York office as a partner. Joining from Latham & Watkins, Savla is the eighth US lateral partner to join the firm’s global investigations team this year, following Tim Byrne, Celia Cohen, Tom Coulter, Jay Dewald, Chris Pelham, Julie Searle and Brian Sun.
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes real estate attorney Rafael A. Santos-Hernández as shareholder in the firm’s New York office. Santos-Hernández joins the firm’s national Real Estate Finance Practice, having a deep background in representing borrowers and lenders in numerous forms of real estate finance transactions. Santos-Hernández joins the firm from Reed Smith in New York.
Citing a continued uptick in activity, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its global Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice with the addition of former Dentons partner Brian E. Greer as a shareholder in the firm’s New York office.
Global law firm Goodwin announced today that Jeffrey Letalien joined the firm’s Technology practice, resident in the New York office. Letalien joins from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
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Nixon Peabody is pleased to announce the arrival of Laura Sugarman as a partner in the firm’s Affordable Housing & Real Estate group. Laura will be a key member of the firm’s growing Cooperatives & Condominiums team in New York City, which also recently welcomed department attorney Nichole N. Thomas and paralegal Stephen DuRie. Sugarman joins from Holland & Knight.
Skadden is pleased to announce that Daniel Michael, who recently stepped down as chief of the Complex Financial Instruments Unit of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement, is joining Skadden as a partner. Mr. Michael, who will be based in our New York office, will advise clients on SEC enforcement and regulatory matters as part of the firm’s Government Enforcement and White Collar Crime Group. He will work closely with former SEC colleagues in Skadden’s Washington, D.C. office. His practice will focus on counseling financial services firms and other firms and companies, as well as their boards and executives, on enforcement and internal investigations and a broad range of regulatory matters within the jurisdiction of the SEC.
Orrick announced today that Max Cantor has joined the firm as a partner in our Technology Companies Group in New York. Max’s addition builds on the arrival of 11 corporate transactions partners to Orrick this year and the 5th lateral hire in New York. Prior to Orrick, Max was a partner with Fox Rothschild.
